He ran from his previous looming problems, and likely his resultant illness that put him in his current location. He feared death, but wished for it. He knew there was so much to live for, but he would most likely never live a life with such things having been broke, shafted by society, and imbued with mental illness by all of the stress and his predisposition to such things. Trapped in his padded room, he dreams of his past emotions and a release which he can now only be granted by time...

Edit: I wrote this in freshman year of high school, now 9 years ago I believe. I had more somewhere, but have failed to find them. It's odd reading this now and thinking about my previous days and mindsets. Thanks for the comments!

It's dark... Although the content of a poem is subject only to its author. As for the wording thing I'll point the 'of' in the sixth line of the first stanza, given the context I feel that 'in' would be more appropriate. Similarly the sixth line of the third stanza again I feel 'despair' fits better than problem. On from that and to ruthlessly butcher the fourth stanza, making me feel like some snide literary editorial. Perhaps 'His face first meets the ground' over 'His face lands down', 'Upon broken branches' over 'A pile of sticks' and 'As thorns to mar his face' over 'like spikes in his face'... Ah. I think I'll stop now, but although you said all criticism welcomed every 'suggestion for improvement' I make gives me the feeling I'm smacking you with a thesaurus.

Call me an elitist jerk but I don't think this is poetry... It's written in verse, but they're all simple sentences.

It's like when I write
like this and call it haiku
when it's really not.

I hate it when people do that.

anything which you put your heart into is poetry be it words or actions or expressions anything and everything can be poetry
Just because its not in Shakespearean or whatever does not mean its not poetry

anything which you put your heart into is poetry be it words or actions or expressions anything and everything can be poetry
Just because its not in Shakespearean or whatever does not mean its not poetry

anything which you put your heart into is poetry be it words or actions or expressions anything and everything can be poetry
Just because its not in Shakespearean or whatever does not mean its not poetry

anything which you put your heart into is poetry be it words or actions or expressions anything and everything can be poetry
Just because its not in Shakespearean or whatever does not mean its not poetry

My degree would beg to differ...

Knowledge pwn

im pretty much mind blown right now how can i make a comeback when the guy has a degree... damn the guys practically Edgar Allen Poe